Chapter 100: Trip to the Police Station, Compensation Issue
When the father and son arrived at the police station, police officer Xiao Li received them. After knowing that they were the victims of Xu Zhiqiang's case, he looked at them with some sympathy. He led the two to the reception room, opened the file and said to them: "We have controlled Xu Zhiqiang. We found that this is not the first time he has been to the police station. He may have stayed here longer than he has stayed at home. However, in the past, he was involved in some fights, and the circumstances were not so serious. If he had only taken drugs this time, he would at most be detained for two days, fined and educated. But now that the bag of drugs has been found, we can convict him of illegal possession of drugs. In addition, he broke into the house illegally and caused certain damage. The circumstances are serious, so we will impose a heavier punishment as appropriate. Come over and sign first."
Zhang's father read through the documents one by one, raised his head with a wooden face and asked, "Police comrade, Xu Zhiqiang has been arrested. Should he compensate my family for the losses?"
Xiao Li nodded slightly, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said thoughtfully, "That's right."
"Then let them pay the compensation first and then I'll sign!" Zhang's father put down the pen he had picked up again, his face not looking good.
Xiao Li was a little embarrassed. He stammered as he put the documents away and said politely, "I'll go ask our leader first. You two can take a seat first."
In another office of the police station, Xiao Li walked in sweating profusely, "Boss, the father and son said they would not sign until Xu Zhiqiang's family sent the compensation."
The captain's surname was Lu, and people called him Brother Lu. Hearing this, he continued to cross his legs, took a sip of the freshly brewed tea, spit out the tea leaves in his mouth, and rolled his eyes. "Well, go call Xu Zhiqiang's parents and tell them that they want compensation now. Ask them to come over. If they don't pay the money today, Xu Zhiqiang may have to spend more years in prison."
Xiao Li seemed a little embarrassed, "Boss, is this okay? What if they know the law?"
"Bah! You know the law but can still teach such a bastard? Just do as I say!" Brother Lu impatiently took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and wanted to smoke one, but found that his lighter wouldn't light up no matter what, so he cursed in annoyance.
Xiao Li has already rushed to contact Xu Zhiqiang's parents.
Father Xu was so upset about Xu Zhiqiang that he hadn't made any money or gone out to drink for several days. Wang Chunhua couldn't sleep well. Whenever Father Xu was at home, they would quarrel. Before coming to the police station, they had a fight at home. She looked like a mad woman, with red and swollen eyes. As soon as she came in, she asked anxiously, "Police comrade, police comrade, we are here to pay compensation."
Xiao Li heard the noise and came out to see, then yelled at them, "Come in if you're here, why are you making so much noise?"
Wang Chunhua immediately shut up and trotted to catch up with Xiao Li. Father Xu walked at the end with a lot of anger. When the group passed the room where Zhang Baiyan and his son were sitting, Wang Chunhua saw the two of them and wanted to tear them apart. Father Xu also had a look of hatred on his face.
Father Zhang had just thought that Xu Zhiqiang had been taught a lesson and they only needed to pay for the repairs. But when he saw the couple's attitude, he immediately became unhappy and thought to himself that he must teach them a lesson.
Xiao Li settled them in the next room and asked another police officer to watch over them. He then came to see Zhang's father again and said, "Zhang Jianye, we have also called Xu Zhiqiang's parents over. Now tell us how you want to accompany them. We can discuss and resolve it right away."
Father Zhang had prepared a speech in his mind. He pulled his chair closer and explained carefully: "Comrade police, when you went to our house that day, you saw that the house was turned upside down. Many things were destroyed, and some cabinets and other things were damaged. They must compensate us for all these! In addition, the most important thing is the pendulum clock in my house. It is an antique. It was my wife's dowry. It is our family's treasure. We have carefully protected it over the years and it has never broken. You also know that it is not easy to repair such old things now. They must compensate us with a similar pendulum clock!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li almost lost the smile on his face. Anyone who was not stupid could tell that the Zhang family was planning to make things difficult for the Xu family. However, he could only write down Zhang's father's request first, and then went to the next door with the folder. After a while, Wang Chunhua's roar came from next door, and the sound was so loud that Zhang's father and the others could hear it clearly.
"Bullshit! What valuables can they have in such a poor family? The most we can pay is a hundred dollars, no more!"
Wang Chunhua had a tough attitude, as if saying, "What can you do to me?"
Xiao Li was immediately furious. He slammed the folder on the table and sternly scolded, "He is the victim now. If you don't want your son to be sentenced to a heavy sentence, then speak nicely!"
When Wang Chunhua heard this, her spirit instantly died down and she started to make a scene, "Oh my! They are blackmailing us! I won't live any longer, wuwu."
"What are you making a fuss about! If you don't want mediation, just sentence me directly!" Xiao Li yelled.
The sound from next door suddenly disappeared.
The corners of Zhang Baiyan's mouth slightly raised, and seeing Xiao Li coming over again, the father and son sat up together.
Xiao Li's face turned red due to Wang Chunhua's anger. He let out a long breath and said, "You just heard that the bitch was unreasonable. It is almost impossible for you to get an identical pendulum clock. It is also unrealistic. As far as I know, such old objects are almost gone now."
Zhang Baiyan smiled gently and said, "Comrade police officer, I think I've seen similar models on the antique street before. A clock a few sizes smaller than the one we have at home costs thousands of dollars."
Xiao Li's hands trembled. He looked at Zhang's father, then at Zhang Boyan, paused, and sighed helplessly, "Let me tell you this. We have learned about the Xu family's situation before. The woman in the Xu family is just a housewife, and the man only makes two or three thousand a month. In addition, he is an alcoholic. Their family is almost penniless. They are just pretending to be rich. I heard that Xu Zhiqiang went out to work early and gave the family some money. Otherwise, they can't even support themselves now. Do you think about the other party's situation? After all, they are neighbors."
Zhang Baiyan shook his head and said, "Police comrade, every family has its own problems. They are poor because of their own fault, and it has nothing to do with us. But now our family's loss is caused by them. If we don't let them know the pain, they won't learn their lesson. Besides, we don't dare to have such neighbors. There have been grievances and entanglements from the past to the present. We don't need to give them face. Let's put it this way. After all, the pendulum clock was my mother's dowry. I will call my mother now to see what she means."
(End of this chapter)
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